I’m 16 years into my service business. It’s taken me a long time to learn how to hire the right people, let go of things and not try and do everything myself. This past September, I added the final person to the equation and it’s working out extremely well.

My problem is I only have to work 3 to 4 hours a day, although they are split between a couple in the morning and a couple in the evening. The rest of my time is working on ideas, improving processes and little things like that. But even then that can only occupy so much time.

I’m able to take one or two extra days off a week and handle personal business, work on projects, go to the gym, and jiuJitsu. I feel like I owe someone an explanation every time I’m not in the office, like I’m cheating my business.

Even my wife who handles all the finances typically only worked about 30 hours a week and she has more to do than I do now.

You listen to all these business leaders and motivational speakers, and they all tell you you need to be a business owner not a business operator.

Anyone else struggled with this?